ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53575352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Redmond, Washington

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home38.4%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone45.7%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.0 min → 22.1 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.4% → 38.4%▲ 13.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit8.8% → 5.4%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.5% → 45.7%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.7% ±2.3 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.1 pp
Public transit5.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home38.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 42,229 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate77,353± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+42,229± 1,222 MOE
Workers with travel time26,003± 1,302 MOE
Estimated home workers16,226± 1,202 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.